Headlight-signal.



M. W. HAMPTON.

HEADLIGHT SIGNAL.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 26,1910.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Elwucmtoz IIIII 111/1111 LILARVIN W. Z BTAMPTON, 0F SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

HEADLIGHT-SIGNAL.

Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Application flied May 26, 1910. Serial No. 563,536.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARVIN W. HA PTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Headlight-Signals, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to headlight signals for use particularly in steamand electric railways; and the object of the same is to so construct thedevice that said signals may be operated by the engineer from his cab bythe simple manipulation of a series of levers having connection with thecompressed air from engine, or otherwise, as desired.

A further object is to have a series of colored slides inclosed in areceptacle depending from this headlight so that said slides may beoperated from the air from the pipes controlled by the aforesaid levers.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which likesymbols of reference represent corresponding parts in the several views:-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a locomotive with my inventionattached; Fig. 2 is a sectional front "iew of the headlight; and, Fig. 3a longitudinal section of the same.

1 represents the usual headlight of engine; 2 the reflect-or of thesame; 3 the ordinary white lens; and 4 the flange supporting the lens.

5, and 7 are colored le ers in the cab of the engine, said colorscorresponding with a series of slides 8, 9 and 10, which are preferablycolored red, green, and black. These levers control pi cs 11, 12 and 13,which are connected wit com ressed air in engine.

14 is a frame depending from headlight for reception of slides 8, 9 and10, said slides being guided by partitions 15, "i6 and '17, when air isapplied to the bottom of the colored slides toraise the same. When theair is released the slides drop automatically down into the frame orreceptacle 14.

The operation of the device Wlll be apparent from the foregoingdescription. The engineer simply operates the lever desired, beingguided by the color of the same, so that air may be let into or cut-offfrom the pipe desired, thus controlling the slide'desired. When it isdesired to shut the light off altogether the black lever and slide arebrought into requisition.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as'new and desireto secure by LettersPatent, is

1. A headlight signal, consisting of a series of slides, depending uidestherefor i of the engine I air-pipes leading to'the ca from the base ofthe slides, and means for controlling the air in said pipes so as tocontrol the-slides.

2. A headlight signal, consisting of a series of slides, dependingguides for the slides, a series of pipes leading to the base of theslides, and levers controlling air in said pipes.

3. A headlight signal, consisting of a depending casing 01' receptacle,slides operating in said receptacles, diaphragms separating the slides,air pipes leadin to the base of the slides, and levers contro ling theairpipes.

m In testimon whereof I aflix my signature inpresene 0 two witnesses.

MARVIN W. HAMPTON.

Witnesses EDWARD J. Voss, Mrs. W. P. CUMMINs.

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